DaVita Wins Bid To Decertify 1,300-Member Collective
A Colorado federal judge dismantled a collective action brought by DaVita nurses and technicians alleging the kidney care giant forced them to work through unpaid meal breaks Friday, finding that the roughly 1... (more story)
Venue Is Key For FLSA Suits 1 Year After Cracker Barrel Case
Workers have been reevaluating where to lodge Fair Labor Standards Act suits in the year since the Ninth Circuit ruled in a case against Cracker Barrel that only plaintiffs who reside in a state where an FLSA ... (more story)
Judge Shields DOL From Appliance Co. Deposition Topics
A California federal magistrate judge has blocked a household appliance company from deposing a Labor Department official about the agency's historical enforcement positions on piece rate overtime regulations,... (more story)
DC Corrections Officers Shorted On OT Pay, Court Told
Three current and former corrections officers at jail facilities in Washington, D.C., have sued the city, alleging the district failed to pay them for work performed before and after scheduled shifts, forced t... (more story)
Real Estate Firm Owes Consultant Nearly $438K, Suit Says
A consultant accused a Colorado investment firm and its founder of withholding more than $114,000 and reneging on promises to pay roughly $324,000 in deal fees after he helped secure a planned $108 million acq... (more story)
Fisher Phillips To Open St. Louis Office With Ex-BCLP Partner
Employer-side labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has announced a planned expansion into St. Louis, Missouri, along with the hiring of a former Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partner to be regional ... (more story)
Driller's Preshift Overtime Claim Survives In Wage Suit
A Utah federal judge kept alive a former employee's preshift overtime claim in a proposed collective action against a drilling services company, while tossing his rounding, bonus and per diem allegations and m... (more story)